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New EU legislation for structured products will impact non-EU distributors. They need to prepare now

According to the Economy and Growth Prospects 2017 report published by the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN), the results of Nicaraguan macroeconomic development remain among the best in the region.

The recent news of Puerto Rico's default was a long time coming – it borrowed too much and for too long, and ended up being unable to repay some nearly $70 billion to its numerous creditors.

Companies wishing to boost the price paid for them have several options at their disposal to reach that objective

Following a series of changes to the makeup of the group, pan-Baltic firm Tark Grunte Sutkiene announced it will be rebranding all its offices as TGS BALTIC.

In the absence of legislative proposals from the Trump Administration, the US Congress looks to roll back Dodd-Frank. But while any dramatic shifts are unlikely, the sector will have to implement a number of changes

Gary Born, president of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and chair of WilmerHale’s international arbitration group, looks at some of the latest developments in international arbitration

There are no prevailing legal requirements as to how many employees must be represented by a trade union for the union to be able to play a role within a Slovak company. Unions only need to satisfy the requirements for the establishment of a civic association (that is, at least three members), after which employers must communicate with the union in the statutory manner. This communication includes consulting with the union each time the employer unilaterally terminates employment, or seeking the union's approval for issuing new work rules.

Banks in Cyprus have been given new tools to facilitate the reduction of non-performing facilities. These tools have been introduced through the enactment in April of Law 38(I) of 2017, which amends the Business of Credit Institutions Laws of 1997 to 2016, which regulate the activities of commercial banks.

Much has been said about the results of Colombia's fight against corruption; from its 90th position (out of a total of 176 countries) ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International, to recent scandals directly affecting major infrastructure projects. Set against this background of cultural issues and perception problems, the recent wave of cross-border corruption cases (for example, Odebrecht and Canal Isabel II) has served only to set the spotlight even more firmly on Colombia as a country with a historic reputation for corruption.